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Vehicles move through the murky night, carrying highly secret material. And that clandestine material will only be available--after midnight--to those who have signed non-disclosure notices. The plot of the new Dan Brown novel? No, it’s actually how reviewers such as myself obtained our copies of the much-anticipated The Lost Symbol, the follow-up to the Da Vinci Code. And as we read it in (literally) the cold light of dawn, we wonder: is it likely to match the earlier book’s all-conquering, phenomenal success?
Firstly, it should be noted that The Lost Symbol has incorporated all the elements that so transfixed readers in The Da Vinci Code: a complex, mystifying plot (with the reader set quite as many challenges as the protagonist); breathless, helter-skelter pace (James Patterson's patented technique of keeping readers hooked by ending chapters with a tantalisingly unresolved situation is very much part of Dan Brown’s armoury). And, of course, the winning central character, resourceful symbologist Robert Langdon, is back, risking his life to crack a dangerous mystery involving the Freemasons (replacing the controversial trappings of the Catholic Church and homicidal monks of the last book). And while Dan Brown will never win any prizes for literary elegance, his prose is always succinctly at the service of delivering a thoroughly involving thriller narrative in vividly evoked locales (here, Washington DC, colourfully conjured).
Robert Langdon flies to Washington after an urgent invitation to speak in the Capitol building. The invitation appears to have come from a friend with copper-bottomed Masonic connections, Peter Solomon. But Langdon has been tricked: Solomon has, in fact, been kidnapped, and (echoing the grisly opening of the last book) a macabre mutilation plunges Langdon into a tortuous quest. His friend’s severed hand lies in the Capitol building, positioned to point to a George Washington portrait that shows the father of his country as a pagan deity. The ruthless criminal nemesis here is another terrifying figure in Brown’s gallery of grotesques: Mal’akh, a powerfully built eunuch with a body festooned with tattoos. Mal’akh is seeking a Masonic pyramid that possesses a formidable supernatural power, and a pulse-pounding hunt is afoot, with Langdon stalled rather than aided by the CIA.
Caveats are pointless here; Dan Brown, comfortably the world’s most successful author, is utterly review-proof. And there's no arguing with the fact that he has his finger on the pulse of the modern thriller reader, furnishing the mechanics of the blockbuster adventure with energy and invention. Like its predecessor, The Lost Symbol will unquestionably be--in fact, already is--a publishing phenomenon. --Barry Forshaw
Customer Reviews:
very poor
Like everyone I couldn't wait to read Dan Brown's latest book. What a complete waste of paper. If you are thinking of reading it save your money and time!
Disappointing. Not as good as his previous books 
Having read all of Dan Brown's previous books and enjoyed them immensely, I naturally brought this book anticipating that it will live up to the hype surrounding the pre-launch. The final verdict was that, it wasn't dire, but nor was it brilliant either.
I found that The Lost Symbol tried to educate far too much rather than developing the plot and its characters, which as a result made the novel feel lacking in tension, structure and integrity. If I wanted to learn about the history of Freemasonry and American architecture I might as well have brought a textbook instead. I found myself feeling rather at many points through the book, and even rushing through the last few remaining chapters just to finish the book quickly so I could read something else.
The pace of the story only picked up when I reached the middle, which from then on, made it a slightly better read. As a fan of Dan Brown, I was quite disappointed that I didn't enjoy The Lost Symbol as much as I did with his other books. Chances are I probably won't read this one again.
Very poor
Everyone knows that Dan Brown isn't a great writer, but what he lacked in literary ability he always made up for with excitement and suspense.
The Lost Symbol however was just terrible, the story was predictable and in places ridiculous! The book was very low on actual content and bored me throughout.
I enjoyed The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Daemons but would not recommend this for anyone!
Fantastic 
We all know Dan Brown isn't a literary genius with his overuse of italics, and lack of variation in his linguistic structure and sentence syntax. However, the story line in this book is fantastic, definetly the best of all the Dan Brown Robert Langdon Books, and it has kept me gripped, I literally cannot put it down. I read the whole thing in a week, I was so addicted. The only suggestion for improvement I can suggest is stop using italics and let us imagine the readers thoughts rather than tell us!
A Rough Diamond?
The reviews for this book are very mixed and now I understand why! Parts of the story were brilliant and the ending was superb. BUT there was a lot of 'padding' e.g. the inclusion of the science lab and the constant need to repeat certain parts of the story and/or the characters. At times I skimmed whole chapters as they were basically repeating the same stuff... However, I loved the way Brown described Washington so vividly and the storyline was very good (especially the twist at the end!). I was also left confused about the relationship between the professor and the scientist, did they fancy each other or not?!
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